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PATENT OFFICE.-

FBEEBORN F. RAYMOND, 21 OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

ocEss OF ATTACHING HEELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 368,006, dated August9, 1887.

Application filed une 20, 1885 To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREEBORN F. RAYMOND, 2d, of Newton, county ofMiddlesex, and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States,have made a new and useful Improvement in the Process of Attaching Heelsto Boots or Shoes, of which the following is a full, clear,

and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, in explaining its nature.

The invention relatesespeciall y to the manner or mode ofattachingheel-blanksand top lifts to boots or shoes; and it comprises thefollowing steps: first, the attachment of the heelblank' to the soles ofboots or shoes by a gang or group of nails simultaneously driven;second, as applying the top lift to the heel-blank, and, third, insimultaneously driving through the top lift a secondary or supplementarygang or group of nails, either headed or not, as may be desired. 7

Of course in practicing this process it is not essential that the headsor butts of the attaching-nails be leftprojecting to receive the toplift, or,if such heads or butts be used, that they be the heads 'orbutts of atta'chingnails, as I can use shorter nails for that purpose,if desired, in which case the attaching-nails may be driven flush withthe surface of the heelblank, and the other nails will be shorter anddriven to leave their butts or heads projecting Referring to thedrawings, Figure l is a veriical section of an attached heel-blank,showing the butts of the attaching-nails projecting from the uppersurface of the blank. Fig. 2 shows the same heel-blank with the top liftin position. Fig. 3' represents in section on the line 00 :vof Fig. 4the supplemental or auxiliary gang of nails driven through the top lift.Fig. 4' is a plan view of the complete heel shown in Fig. 8. Figs. 5, 6,7, 8 show various modified forms of my invention, which are hereinafterspecially referred to.

In practicing the process the heel-blank A is placed upon the outsole ofthe boot or shoe and the gang or group-of nails 0 simultaneously driven.I prefer in practicing this part of the process to use the NationalHeeling- Machine, so called, described in patent numbered 316,894, to H.A. Henderson, but 'of Serial No. 169,253. (ITo model.)

course any heel-attaching machine can be used. The next step in theprocess is to spank on or locate the top lift, 13. If the butts of theattaching or other nails 1) are leftprojecting from the heel-blank, thenthe top lift is spanked onto them; but it is not necessary that itshould be spanked on before the driving of the gang or groupofauxi'liary or supplemental nails 0, as it can be placed by hand, oritcan be fastened by glue or cement to the heelblank preparatory to thedriving of the additional nails, or it may be located automatically bythe devices described in my pending application, filed January 31, 1885,Serial No. 154,500. (See Figs. 7 and S.) The gang or group of additionalor supplemental fastenings are then simultaneously driven through thetop lift.

Of course the top lift of the heel-blank may be provided withperforations before these auxiliary nails are driven, if desired; and inmy application of even dateherewith I have described a device for soperforating the top lift and heel-blank before the auxiliary nails aredriven. e

The auxiliary nails may be headed nails or not, as desired, and may bedriven as preferred; and I have described in my pending application, andin my application of even date herewith, the means of simultaneouslydriving this supplemental or auxiliary gang or group of fastenings. Itwill be seen that this auxiliary group of fastenings serves the following purposes: first, it assists in securing the top lift to theheel-blank; second, it provides an ornamental finish to the heel, and,third, it provides an increased wearing-surface of metal.

It will be observed that the essential elements of this invention willbe followed if, instead of driving the attachingnails through what Iterm the heel-blank, they are driyen through a heel-blank having the toplift first attached or secured thereto substantially as is done in whatis called flush nailing. The simultaneous driving of the additional orsupplemental fastenings will take place preferably immediately after thedriving ofthe attachingnail. This form of the process is shown in Figs.7 and S.

It will be found advisable after the driving of the supplemental orauxiliary group of nails ICO to finish the heel by submitting it to aspanking operation-that is, by bringing a properlyshaped metal surfacewith considerable force upon the top lift after the supplemental nailshave been driven-and devices for this spank :ing or finishing the heelare shown and described in my said pending and in my application of evendate herewith.

Having thus fully described my invention, :0 I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. That process ofattaching heels to boots or shoes which consists in securing theheelbiauk to the soles of the boot or shoe by a gang 15 or group offiistenings simultaneously driven; second, in applying the top lift tothe heel; third, in simultaneously driving into the top lift andheel-blank a gang or group of auxiliary or supplemental nails, allsubstantially as and for the purposes described. 20

2. That improvement in the process of attaching heels to boots or shoesconsisting, first, in attaching the heel-blank and top lift to the bootor shoe by a gang or group of fastenings simultaneously driven, and,second, in simul- 25 taneously driving into the top lift and heel blanka supplemental or auxiliary gang of nails or slugs for ornamental orwearing use, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

FREEBORN F. RAYMOND, 2]). \Vi tn esses Tues. WM. CLARKE, FRED. B. DOLAN.

